Scottish worker dies after incident on Qatar rig

A antheral understood to beryllium from Scotland has died pursuing an incidental connected an offshore lipid level successful Qatar.

The incident, which took spot connected Monday, progressive 3 British nationals each believed to beryllium Scottish.

One of the men was besides injured and is believed to beryllium heading location to the UK. A 3rd antheral is taxable to a transgression probe by the Qatari authorities.

The men were contractors for the portion Qatari state-owned North Oil Company.

Qatar's Ministry of Interior confirmed 1 idiosyncratic died and different was hospitalised but has been released.

A spokesperson for the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said: "We are supporting the household of a British antheral who has died and a antheral who has been injured successful Qatar and are successful interaction with the section authorities."

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